Clinical outcomes show that scalp acupuncture is highly effective in treating neuromuscular facial conditions, including TMJ, Bell’s palsy, and facial paralysis. Needling motor points helps restore ...

Young practitioners of Chinese medicine often grapple with fundamental questions: “What am I doing? Why am I doing it?” “Is acupuncture truly powerful?” “Why do some acupuncture points work well at ...

As a teacher of qi gong, I am always seeking to harmonize the forms and flows of the movements with the seasons. With spring in full effect, the liver organ / meridian tends to come into a clear focus ...

Tibial varum, or bowed legs, is a normal alignment pattern in toddlers that typically corrects itself by about age 2, when the knees gradually straighten and shift to a slight valgus alignment. A ...

One of the drawbacks to surviving cancer is the constant fear that the disease will return. This is because conventional medical theory cannot figure out the root causes of cancer. The good news is ...

I learned an important principle from my great Taoist Master Sun Hak. He taught me that all people "leak" Jing, and that we can mitigate or stop this leaking, and as a result strengthen our life force ...

The number of acupuncture schools in the United States has continued to grow since the creation of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and the Council of ...

Medication remains a mainstay treatment option, making nondrug alternatives critical to safer practices. New research suggests auricular acupuncture may be one such alternative; specifically needling ...

Most Americans have some back discomfort in their lifetime. Back pain is most often caused by a muscle or ligament strain or spasm; a disk problem; spondylosis; or stenosis. Stress can also be a ...

The source text specifies to cook the ingredients in 12 cups [2400 mL] of water until 6 cups [1200 mL] of the liquid remain. Discard the residue and cook the strained decoction again until it is ...

After years of taking histories of my cancer patients I have noticed a marked connection between their core emotional issues, their most imbalanced chakras and the location of the tumors. Cancer ...

Wei (Vivien) Zhang, licensed acupuncturist and certified Chinese herbalist, is the first acupuncturist at the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine of Mass. General Hospital; and ...